Double StarThe story revolves around Lawrence Smith, also known as "Lorenzo the Great", a down-and-out actor wasting the remainder of his life in bars. When he encounters a space-pilot who offers him a drink, before he knows what is going on, he is on Mars involved in a deep conspiracy with global consequences. He is given a mission where failure would not only mean his own death, it would almost certainly mean an all-out planetary war. |
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... Dak Broadbent was in a room . The other fellow stood up quickly , still scowling , and counted out to me a fifty and five tens . I tucked it away casually without checking it and said , “ I am at your disposal , gentlemen . ” The big ...
... Dak Broadbent was in a room . The other fellow stood up quickly , still scowling , and counted out to me a fifty and five tens . I tucked it away casually without checking it and said , “ I am at your disposal , gentlemen . ” The big ...
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... Dak Broadbent , " the Martian squeaked , then added , " You will tell my nest ? " " I will tell your nest , Rrringriil . " " I thank you , Captain Dak Broadbent . " Dak reached out a long bony finger and poked it into the eye nearest ...
... Dak Broadbent , " the Martian squeaked , then added , " You will tell my nest ? " " I will tell your nest , Rrringriil . " " I thank you , Captain Dak Broadbent . " Dak reached out a long bony finger and poked it into the eye nearest ...
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... Dak Broadbent . For reasons of his own - not my reasons ! -he had almost got me killed , then had crowded me into covering up a crime , made me a fugitive from justice . But we had evaded the police , temporarily at least , and now ...
... Dak Broadbent . For reasons of his own - not my reasons ! -he had almost got me killed , then had crowded me into covering up a crime , made me a fugitive from justice . But we had evaded the police , temporarily at least , and now ...
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